Table 1 Patient characteristics
From: Aortic volume determines global end-diastolic volume measured by transpulmonary thermodilution
Patients | All | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | 88 (100) | 32 (36.4) | 56 (63.6) |
Age, year | 57 (42–68) | 52 (40–70) | 59 (45–67) |
Weight, kg | 80 (70–90) | 65 (60–80) | 85 (75–94) |
Body height, m | 1.74 (1.68–1.80) | 1.65 (1.60–1.70) | 1.8 (1.73–1.83) |
BMI, kg/m2 | 26 (23–29) | 25 (22–29) | 26 (24–29) |
Reason for ICU admission, n (%) | |||
Traumatic brain injury | 22 (25.0) | 2 (6.3) | 20 (35.7) |
Spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage | 16 (18.2) | 1 (3.1) | 15 (26.8) |
Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage | 14 (15.9) | 9 (28.1) | 5 (8.9) |
Infections of the central nervous system | 8 (9.1) | 5 (15.6) | 3 (5.4) |
Sepsis | 6 (6.8) | 4 (12.5) | 2 (3.6) |
Infarct | 6 (6.8) | 2 (6.3) | 4 (7.1) |
Tumor | 4 (4.5) | 4 (12.5) | 0 (0) |
Respiratory failure | 3 (3.4) | 0 (0) | 3 (5.4) |
Other | 9 (10.2) | 5 (15.6) | 4 (7.1) |
In-hospital mortality, n (%) | 39 (44.3) | 16 (50) | 23 (41.1) |